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Twenty Years of Drama, 2004.
Examines the changes, trends, and evolution in the entertainment industry.
5,530 words (approx. 22.1 pages), 17 sources, MLA, £ 92.95
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This report presents an analytically critical paper regarding the trends of the entertainment industry, with a main focus on the drama and theater industry. The paper addresses the topic decisively, attempting to find reasons and supporting arguments for why the loss of media like the theater industry reflects on human nature. The paper also tries to show that the basic premise of the theater industry is in dire straits, and that position should become a common concern for society. Furthermore, this report attempts to develop sound reasoning in support of the conclusion that the overall change or shifts in the mode of entertainment in the last 20 years make it difficult for the drama and theater industry to maintain its standing in the entertainment community. Finally, the report tries to show what society wants and why, suggesting that, as today?s younger generation continues to be driven the Internet, cell phones, and satellite television, a lack of human contact and the development of the computer age have been too strong an influence and that people have a combination of more interesting, yet at the same time, more stressful lives.
Drama and Attendance
Audience and Fan Base
9/11 -- New York
Introducing Children to the Theatre
Alternatives to Theatre and Violence
Today's News
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"The theater has outgrown its role as a palace for vaudeville performances. This report is an attempt to show what society wants and why it the theatre industry is not capable of meeting those needs and expectations. As today?s younger generation continues to be driven by reality TV shows, Microsoft messenger chat capability, cell phones that take pictures and satellite TV with over a thousand channels of nothing, this report proposes that a lack of human contact and the development of the computer age continue to strangle our ability to interact with one another. The medium of live theatre no longer meets the needs of a population that have a combination of a more interesting yet at the same time more stressful life."
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Pole Dancing, 2004.
An analysis of the performative aspects of healing through pole dancing.
4,698 words (approx. 18.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 83.95
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This paper examines how dance?s relationship to the healing forces in ritual is at the heart of the question of how we understand the healing power of ritual. It analyses the peformative approach, as exemplified in V. Turners work, before going on to consider the in-depth case study of the Khita healing cult among the Yaka. It also argues for a dialectical approach to the roles of poles in dancing.
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"In such a social drama, the place of the symbols involved is that of a displacement that works by signifying ? there is no emphasis on symbolisation as process. This has implications for how we understand dance. Dance then, can occupy a positional place within this world, but only as a disguised expression of the social. This is also the case with other elements of the senses and the emotions. In the Nkula cult, the rich social drama includes the placing of initiate?s belongings and excreta into a calabash with a figure made of a red tree ? this figure is made by men. For Turner, this indicates men asserting their domination over reproduction ? the importance of the red blood tree us worked out positionally, as metaphor only has meaning in the transference from other domains of cosmology."
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Becoming a Master of Ballet, 2004.
Talks about the extremely difficult criteria that must be met in order to become a master of ballet.
1,343 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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This paper gives an overview of the physical, social, emotional, and financial hardships that a professional ballet dancer must endure throughout his or her career.
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"One of the hallmarks of good ballet dancing is the seemingly effortless grace of the performers. Particularly, the high-level dancers of a ballet company elevate movement to an art in motion, almost in defiance of the laws of gravity, and in direct distain to the limitations of the average human body. For these ?prima ballerinas,? balance, range of motion, and control of muscle, borders on the miraculous?for to see them execute a grand jete (a running, jumping split), or a flawless grand battement (a kind of controlled kick), can conjure nothing short of slack-jawed awe."
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Flamenco Dancing, 2004.
Examines the origins of this form of Spanish dance.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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Because Flamenco evolved over centuries of time in Southern Spain, historians are uncertain about the exact origins of Flamenco dance. However, Flamenco undoubtedly grew out of gypsy traditions, which had their origins in Indian and Middle Eastern cultures. The paper traces the origins of this dance form in gypsy culture and shows how it ultimately meshed with Spanish dance forms to become a symbol of Spanish dance.
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"Performed mostly for family gatherings and cultural festivals, early Flamenco was not considered to be a specifically Spanish art form, as it is today. Rather, Flamenco was the express domain of gypsy culture in Southern Spain, symbolizing the uniquely colorful character and emotional quality of that much maligned group of people. Flamenco dance might have also incorporated elements from Jewish and Moorish cultures that existed in Spain, cultures that were persecuted alongside the gypsies."
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The Skill and History of Dance, 2004.
Explores the historical significance of dance in human development and culture.
1,329 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper explores the social, artistic, and religious aspects of dance throughout history and how these forms of dance have been a part of human society since prehistoric times. The paper also looks at the health benefits derived from dancing and how dance has been used to tell stories, to record history, and as a form of therapy.
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"The skill of dance today is often thought to be reserved for the participants of higher arts such as ballet or for young participants in hip-hop and rave dances. However, dance is an integral part of the history and culture of all humans, and remains alive in many forms within people of all walks of life. ?It is the wedding of movement to music. It spans culture from soaring ballet leaps to the simple swaying at the school prom,? (Burke) and every kind of human movements, from walking to breathing, are elements that make up dancing. However, dance actually ?goes beyond the functional purposes of the movements used in work or athletics in order to express emotions, moods, or ideas; tell a story; serve religious, political, economic, or social needs; or simply be an experience that is pleasurable, exciting, or aesthetically valuable.? (Art) Dance is an important and beneficial art in which to participate and to support because of its rich cultural history and diversity, spiritual significance, and health benefits."
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African-American Dance and Women, 2003.
Examines the influence of African-Americans in shaping the history of dance in the U.S.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, £ 26.95
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Discusses contributions to dance, popular dances of the past, and female trend setters in African-American dance, including Aida Overton Walker and Katherine Dunham and her ballet group.
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"African-Americans are credited with having been highly influential in shaping the history of dance in the United States. Since the introduction of the "cakewalk" launched social dancing in the 1800s, African-Americans ..."
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African-American/Canadian Culture, 2004.
Looks at the development of African-American/Canadian culture that resulted from the migration of many Southern African-Americans to the West and North.
960 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 23.95
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This paper looks at the culture that developed in the African-American and Canadian population. It discusses the main events that brought about this culture, how, in some ways, it represented a resistance to oppression, and how some within the African-American/Canadian community held conflicting views about the development and expression of their own ethnic culture.
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"The music/dance culture became an all out rejection of Victorianism and middle class control. (LN, OCT 9) The popularity of this era could be attributed to the fact that the majority of African Americans/Canadians that immersed themselves in this culture were working class and the dance/music created in this era spoke the truth!"
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The Queen of Salsa, 2002.
A biography of Celia Cruz.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 17.95
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Thispaper details the history and accomplishments of Celia Cruz - "The Queen of Salsa."
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Dance Rehearsal, 2002.
This paper looks at the benefits of physical rehearsal over mental rehearsal in dance.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 17.95
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This paper discusses the nature of dancing in the act of rehearsing upper body movements. The writer shows that through the process of physical rehearsal, we can see how this might be a better representation of the memory process used to solidify the process in the mind. By using the psychological information available, the writer shows why physical rehearsal is better than the mental in the case of dancing.
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The Meaning of Arts, 2002.
This paper discusses the approach to their art by Ibsen, Graham and Craig.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 36.95
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This paper explains the work of playwright Henrik Ibsen, modern dancer Martha Graham and set designer Edmund Craig. The author shows that all three reflected how art is the search for the "truth" of the human condition.
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American Melodrama, 2002.
Discussion of the origins, evolution and impact of American melodrama.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 30.95
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Perhaps the most concise definition of a melodrama is that it is basically a theatrical performance consisting of a romantic plot in which the author manipulates events in order to act upon the emotions of the audience without very much professional regard for either character development, character motivation, plot consistency, or common logic. In the early years of the Nineteenth Century most of the melodramas presented in American theaters were romantic, exotic, or supernatural. By the 1820's the style had evolved somewhat regarding types of settings and traits of characters, and by the 1830's the content of melodramas had become much more elevated and gentlemanly compared to those popular a generation earlier.
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"Isadora", 2002.
Uses the 1968 film, "Isadora" to discuss the life of non-conforming dancer, Isadora Duncan.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, £ 17.95
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Based on the film "Isadora", this paper describes the life and dancing tradition promoted by Isadora Duncan. The paper highlights her non-conformist position in art and life.
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Sioux Culture, 2002.
This paper provides a cultural and historical background on the Sioux and the role of music in American Indian cultures.
10,689 words (approx. 42.8 pages), 31 sources, MLA, £ 145.95
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This paper examines both what the Sioux cultures were like before European contact as well as what that culture has evolved into. The paper focuses on the music of this people set within a broader artistic and cultural and even political context. The paper is broken down into four chapters: An introduction into the Sioux people, their musical instruments, the songs of the people, and finally a larger cultural context. The final section of this paper examines the Sun Dance and the Ghost Dance as the two most important single types of musical performance.
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"Traditional Sioux of the last century ? or the centuries before ? would have found the entire idea of putting on their best clothes and going to a concert hall to listen ? as relatively passive observers ? to a musical performance extremely odd. For them, as for other native peoples of the Americas (and arguably other native peoples throughout the world before the onset of industrialization) music was something that was integrated into the fabric of ritual and everyday life."
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AIDS in the Dance Community, 1994.
This paper discusses the reaction of the dance community to the problem of AIDS: Deaths, awareness & activism, benefits and reasons for delay in dealing with crisis (denial, secrecy).
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, £ 37.95
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"AIDS has been especially devastating to the dance community, both in terms of personal lives lost and talent the world will never see. Well into the second decade of the AIDS virus, we tally the losses and wonder who will be next. The roster of victims reads like a who's who of incomparable talent from the fields of musical theater to classical ballet. New AIDS help groups are formed continuously, as each field rallies in support of its own membership. Professions allied to dance, such as theater, fashion, and music, have responded by creating their own support networks for artists terminated in their most germinal years.
Promoting AIDS awareness and activism are groups such as Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), and Community Health Project (CHP). They in turn have encouraged professions severely affected by AIDS to rally. Several groups have already taken steps to confront the epidemic. In the arts, the theater, fashion, and music .... "
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